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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: Should companies (or individuals) be able to own the DNA contained in plant seeds (or any other organisms)? [8]
Introduction to Ecology [20]
Ecosystem Map Poster Assignment [20]
Discuss ESLP project ideas with Mr. Bursch [~30]
Food Issue Essay Food Inc. [20]
Turn in Assignment Stamp Log #1
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30]
Continue ESLP signups [~25]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Choose an ESLP project or write a proposal for your own
Finish your Food Issue essay and place in your shared Google Drive Biology folder
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: Should companies (or individuals) be able to own the DNA contained in plant seeds (or any other organisms)? [8]
Introduction to Ecology [20]
Ecosystem Map Poster Assignment [20]
Discuss ESLP project ideas with Mr. Bursch [~30]
Food Issue Essay Food Inc. [20]
Turn in Assignment Stamp Log #1
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30]
Continue ESLP signups [~25]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Choose an ESLP project or write a proposal for your own
Finish your Food Issue essay and place in your shared Google Drive Biology folder
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Monday, September 18, 2017
Daily Summary 09-18
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What part(s) of our modern food system do you think are the most mysterious or most poorly understood by the public? How do you think this lack of understanding affects us? [8]
Finish watching Food Inc. [30]
Start outlining Food Issue essay—Google Drive folder set up? Assignment Stamp Log #1 will be collected on the next class day Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30]
Continue ESLP signups [~25]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Choose an ESLP project or write a proposal for your own
Outline your Food Issue essay
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What part(s) of our modern food system do you think are the most mysterious or most poorly understood by the public? How do you think this lack of understanding affects us? [8]
Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 8 – 9 (periods 4 and 5) [20]
Start outlining Food Issue essay—Google Drive folder set up?
Assignment Stamp Log #1 will be collected on the next class day
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2, next class day
Turn in Seed Germination Lab if you have not yet done so—don’t forget the graph! This assignment is now late!
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Continue thinking about your ESLP project—sign up by Friday!
Outline your Food Issue essay
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What part(s) of our modern food system do you think are the most mysterious or most poorly understood by the public? How do you think this lack of understanding affects us? [8]
Finish watching Food Inc. [30]
Start outlining Food Issue essay—Google Drive folder set up? Assignment Stamp Log #1 will be collected on the next class day Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30]
Continue ESLP signups [~25]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Choose an ESLP project or write a proposal for your own
Outline your Food Issue essay
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What part(s) of our modern food system do you think are the most mysterious or most poorly understood by the public? How do you think this lack of understanding affects us? [8]
Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 8 – 9 (periods 4 and 5) [20]
Start outlining Food Issue essay—Google Drive folder set up?
Assignment Stamp Log #1 will be collected on the next class day
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2, next class day
Turn in Seed Germination Lab if you have not yet done so—don’t forget the graph! This assignment is now late!
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Continue thinking about your ESLP project—sign up by Friday!
Outline your Food Issue essay
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Friday, September 15, 2017
Daily Summary 09-15
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What individual or collective actions are you willing to take to improve our food system and what could be their impact [10]
Continue watching Food Inc., chapters 5 – 7 [25]
Q and A / discussion on chapters watched so far [10]
Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 8 – 9 [20]
Concluding Q and A / discussion on the film [10]
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30] (Postponed to Monday)
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Continue thinking about your ESLP project
Improve your blog posts using peer feedback for re-evaluation
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What individual or collective actions are you willing to take to improve our food system and what could be their impact [10]
Continue watching Food Inc., chapters 5 – 7 [25]
Q and A / discussion on chapters watched so far [10]
Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 8 – 9 [20]
Concluding Q and A / discussion on the film [10]
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30] (Postponed to Monday)
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Continue thinking about your ESLP project
Improve your blog posts using peer feedback for re-evaluation
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Thursday, September 14, 2017
Daily Summary 09-14
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What individual or collective actions are you willing to take to improve our food system and what could be the impact of these actions [10]
Conclude and clean up your experiments and work on your final lab reports (DUE by MIDNIGHT) / TSOTS blogs [30]
Continue watching Food Inc., chapters 5 – 6 [30]
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30] (Postponed to Monday)
Continue ESLP signups [~25]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish your seed germination lab reports and publish by midnight
Choose an ESLP project or write a proposal for your own
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What individual or collective actions are you willing to take to improve our food system and what could be their impact [10]
Continue watching Food Inc., chapters 5 – 7 [25]
Q and A / discussion on chapters watched so far [10]
Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 8 – 9 [20]
Concluding Q and A / discussion on the film [10]
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30] (Postponed to Monday)
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Continue thinking about your ESLP project
Improve your blog posts using peer feedback for re-evaluation
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What individual or collective actions are you willing to take to improve our food system and what could be the impact of these actions [10]
Conclude and clean up your experiments and work on your final lab reports (DUE by MIDNIGHT) / TSOTS blogs [30]
Continue watching Food Inc., chapters 5 – 6 [30]
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30] (Postponed to Monday)
Continue ESLP signups [~25]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Finish your seed germination lab reports and publish by midnight
Choose an ESLP project or write a proposal for your own
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Be able to describe strengths and weaknesses of our modern food production systems citing evidence from Food, Inc.
Warm-up: What individual or collective actions are you willing to take to improve our food system and what could be their impact [10]
Continue watching Food Inc., chapters 5 – 7 [25]
Q and A / discussion on chapters watched so far [10]
Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 8 – 9 [20]
Concluding Q and A / discussion on the film [10]
Student Blog Post Assignment peer evaluation, posts #1, #2 [30] (Postponed to Monday)
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Continue thinking about your ESLP project
Improve your blog posts using peer feedback for re-evaluation
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Wednesday, September 13, 2017
Daily Summary 09-13
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Use knowledge of ecological principles, a basic understanding of nutrition, and original ideas to participate in a Socratic discussion about modern food systems
Warm-up: Do animals have the right to a certain quality of life? [10]
Start watching Food Inc., chapters 1 - 4 [20]
Socratic Discussion: Do people have the right to know what is in their food? [30]
Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 5 - 6 [30]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Continue thinking about your ESLP project
Make sure everyone on your the Story of the Seed team now has access to your team’s blog—SBPA#1 and SBPA#2 will be evaluated next class period
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HONORS BIOLOGY
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NO CLASS TODAY (SEE YESTERDAY'S POST)
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BIOLOGY
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AGENDA:
Objectives: Use knowledge of ecological principles, a basic understanding of nutrition, and original ideas to participate in a Socratic discussion about modern food systems
Warm-up: Do animals have the right to a certain quality of life? [10]
Start watching Food Inc., chapters 1 - 4 [20]
Socratic Discussion: Do people have the right to know what is in their food? [30]
Finish watching Food Inc., chapters 5 - 6 [30]
OUTSIDE OF CLASS:
Continue thinking about your ESLP project
Make sure everyone on your the Story of the Seed team now has access to your team’s blog—SBPA#1 and SBPA#2 will be evaluated next class period
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